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THOMAS s. wiLKEs, or PHCENIX, ARIZONATERRITORY, Ass'IeNoR' TO THE AMERICAN PATENT PROMOTlON COMPANY, OF PHCENIX,

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CHANGEQVIAKING MACHINE.

No. 812. 160. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 6, 190

Application filed December 22, 1904.- Serial No- 287,960.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS SCOTTWILKES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Phoenix, in the county of Maricopa, Arizona Territory, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Change-Making Machines and I do declare the following to be a full, elear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in-the art to which it'appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in:

coin-handling apparatus, and more particusimple, character which will means whereby change for coi larly to machines for making change.

' One object of my invention is to provide a durable, and efficient machine of this deliver change equal in value to that of the coin deposited or the correct amount of change between .the cost of an article orvsale and the value of the coin ten dered in payment thereof.

A iurther object of my invention is to provide -a machine of this character having ns of a superior value or denomination may be made without the use of certain coins of inferior value or denomination unless they are especially desired or required.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel fea tures of construction, combination, and arran ement of parts hereinafter fully descrihed and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a machine embodying my invention, a portion of the key board being omitted and the topand front of e ca'sihg being removed to more elearlyillustrate theloperative parts of the machine. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same, the front of 'the casing and the key oard being removed. Fig.- 3 is a rear elevation of the machine with is a detail horizontal sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 6 6 of Fi 4. Fig. 7 is a detail vertical sectional view ta en on the plane indicated by the line 7 7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a similar view taken on the plane indicated by the line 8 8 of Fig. 6 and showing the keyboard-cut-ofi device in its elevated position in full lines and in its lowered position in dotted'lines.

similar view taken on the plane indicated by ted lines the two positions of thedouble lever for operating the first ten-cents or dime delivererjcontroller or check. Fig. 10 is a rear elevation, on an enlarged scale,of the keyboard, coin-deliverer controllers or checks, and the operative connections between'the same, the first dime-deliverer controller bein in its elevated position and the first nicke and the five one-cent-deliverer controllers or checks being in their lowered positions. Fig.

11 is a view similar to Fi 10, said dime,

nickel, and five one-cent deliverer controllers being in their reverse. positions. Fi 12 is a detail horizontal sectional view 0 the tion being indicated by the line 12 12 of Fig. 10. Fig. 13 is a detail perspective view of the cut-off device which controls the use of the several groups of keys of the keyboard and which operates the first dime, the first nickel, and the five one-cent deliverer controllers. I i 14 is a detail perspective view of the doubl e lever for operating the first dime or ten-cent deliverer controller or check. Fig. 1 5,is a perspective view of one of the forked bars or links by means of which the motion of the cams upon the main shaft is imparted to the levers which operate the slidingfeeder-operators. Fig. 16 is a perspective view of one of the cent-keys. ig. 17 is a perspective view of oneof the pivoted plates for imparting the IIIOtlOI-lOf the centthe springs [or retracting said v connectors. Fig. 22 1s a perspeetive vlew of Fig. 9 is a in which said connectors are pivotally. mounted. Fig. 21 is a detail view of one of Y oneof line 9 9 'ofFig. 6 and showing in full and dot parts shown in Fig. 10, the plane of the seckeys to the one-cent-deliverer controllers or IOO coin-feeder operators. Fig. :28 is a similar upon said shaft at suitable intervals and in view of one of the coin-feed s. Fig. 2a is aiinement with said slots in the bar is a sea perspe ntive view of one of the coin-delivmo'dnted upon its controller or check.

Ml ries of coin-receiving disks l8, shown, 'I

l have provided twelve of said disks. The first e is top plan view of a coin-holder, live disks, which are dc mted by the numeral 70 late lacing partially broken away. Fig. l 14, are adapted to receive onec nt coins de- 12b isal'ront elevation of the seine with parts i posited through slots 15 (see Fig, 2) formed in section, the plane of the section being indicated by the line 26 :26 of Fig. 25. "Fig. ,"to receive anickel orafivc c-enl ooindeposited i -.7 is a plan view of the upper face of the 1 through the slots 17 formed said bar, the 7 5 in the bar 10, the next disk 16 bfing adapted bottom plate of the co n-holder. Fig. 28 is a next disk 18 being adapted to receive a dime vertie l transverse sectional view through or ten-cent coin deposited in the slot 19, the coin-holder, its swinging supportingformed in said bar, the next disk 20 being bracket being shown in dotted lines; and adapted to receive'a dime or ten-cent coin 15 Fig. 29 is a detail perspective view of said deposited in the slot 21 formed in said bar,

i it for supporting said coin-holder. the next disk 22 being adapted to receive a The embodiment of my invention which I nickel or fivecent coin deposited in the slot will presently describe is in the form of a ma- 23 formed in said bar, the next disk 24 being chine adapted for changing United adapted to receive a quarter or twenty-fiveas de-1.115 1 in the one dollar denomination cent piece deposited in the slot 25 formed in down; hut it will be und the p 0- said bar, the next disk 26 being adapted to re- 1 e may he extended. for coins of any deccive a half-dollar or fifty-clent coin deposnoinination in the United States money sys ited in slot 27 formed in said bar, and the last tern, or any other foreign money system. Of disk 2% being adapted to receive a silver doleonrse the number of mechanical parts and lar deposited in the slot 29 formed in said bar.

also the mechanical. construction would have Each of said disks 13 has formed in its peto be extended and varied somewhat; but the riphery a coin pocket or recess 30 (see Figs.

may be done without departing from 4 and 5) of a size corresponding to the coin the principle of and within the scope of my which the disk is adapted to receive Coaote i vention. it will also be understood that ing with said pockets 30 are parallel guide.-

nvention may be used in connectionwith plates 3]., which are provided upon the U11 Weh'registers and similar machines and, if der side of the bar 10 adjacent to each of its 1, mechanism may be applied to the slots. Said guide-plate 31 (indicated in Figs.

e hereinafter set forth for registering 2 and 4) and pockets 30 are so disposed that amount deducted from the coins deposthe coin of the size designed to be inserted ice t in the machine. through the slot with which they coact willbe orr' lg to the drawings by characters, 1 retained th erein,'and should a coin of smaller F a. l iitablo frame or casing comprising size be inserted it will roll out of said pocket or bottom .2, or end walls 3, aback Said disks 13 are so arranged u on the shaft r wa top 5, and a front wall 6, which 11 that when the crank-handle is engaged 7 refer f constructed. of glass or other with the friction-stop 32, (shown in Fig.- 2,)

transparent material to permit the coinwhich may be of any suitable form, located holders and operative parts of the machine upon-the casing, their pockets 30 will be disto be seen from the outside. One of end posed below the slots in the bar 10.

walls 3 is formed wi "i. an opening '7 closed by lVithin the casing 1 below the shaft 11 is a 1i 0 a suitable door (s iown in Fig. 4) and procross-beam or support 33, upon which are vided for inserting and removing the coinmounted a plurality of coin-holders 34, apluholder, hereinafter described. A keyboard rality of coin-feeders 35, and a plurality of for operating and controlling the different coin-feeder operators 36 are shown in detail I 50 parts of the mechanism mounted within in Figs. 25 to 29. Said coin-holders 34 comthe casing is provided at the front of the maprise a top plate 37, bottom plate 38, a pluchine and extends forwardly beneath the parrality of coin-tubes 39, of glass 'or other trans tial front 6. Directly above said keyparent material, and a series of clamping hoard and below the bottom of the glass front bolts or suitable fastening means 40. Said 55 6 is a transversel' -disposed trough 9, adaptcoin-tubes 39 are seated in recessed'portions 12b" ed to receive the coins discharged from the 41 in the top and bottom plates and are semachine, and directly above the said front 6 cured therebetween by the bolts 40. One of is an inclined. bar or plate 10, in WfliGll slots said tubes is provided for each of the coin-reiormed to receive coins of diticrent deceiving disks 13 hat is, I provide five one- 6e nominations. cent tubes, two five-cent tubes, two ten-cent Monnted upon suitable hearings in the up-- tubes, one twenty-five-cent tube, one fiftyperpe. tions ofthe end walls 3 of the casing cent tube, and one one-dollar tubel' In the is a horizontal shaft 11, which has on one of top plate 37, directly above each of the coinits outer ends a crank-handle 12, by means tubes, is a coin-receiving slot 42, and in the 65 of which the machine is operated. Secured bottom plate 38, directly below each-of said "tending grooves tubes, is a eoin-deliverer slot 43, which opens upon the front edge of said plate 38. Upon the under side of the said plate 38 in alinement with said slot 43 are transversely-ex- 44, in which the coin-feedcrs 35 are adapted to slide in order to feed the coin from said tubes to suitable coin-deliverers 45, mounted at the front of the machine above and in rear of the coin-receiving trough 9.

In order to indicate the number or value of the coins within each of the tubes, I provide suitable scales which maybe etched or other- ,Wise formed onthe glass coin-tubes 39, as

of the drawings, or

shown at 46 in Fig. 2

arranged bemarked on suitable plates 47,

. tween pairs of said coin-tubes, as shown in if from the machine when the same is not in ner; but I preferably provi e Figs. and '26 of the drawings. The coinho der is preferably removably mounted in the casing in order that it may be removed use and placed in a safe or the like. This mounting may be effected in an desired man a swinging bracket'48 in the form of a rectangular idsplate, having on its rear face at its lower corners rearwardlyprojecting lugs or arms "49,'whicl1' are pivoted, as shown at 50, in the upper' portion of the cross-beam 33, so that said bracket may be tilted vertically. The coin-holder is slidably engaged -with said bracket by forming upon the rear edge of the top plate 37 a downwardly-projecting flange 51 ,which is adapted to en age the upper edge of the bracket-plate, and by forming the rear edge of the bottom plate 38 with a rib or flange 52, adapted to engage a longitudinally disposed groove 53, formed in the front face of the bracket 48, adjacent toits lower edge.

It will be seen that when it is desired to re.- move the coin-holder the bracket 48 is tilted 'rearwardly to disen age the holder from the coin-feeders and then slid laterally throu h 6o feeder, and the fift ted, since the capacity of the opening 7, formed in one of the end walls 3 of. the casing.

The coin-feeders 35 (one of which is shown in detail in Fig. 23) are in the form of rectangular blocks of less width than the diameter of the coins. They are mounted to reciprocate below the coin tubes in suitable openings formed in the cross-beam 33. One of said coin-feeders'is provided for each of the coin tubes, but the five one-cent feeders are interal and form a sin le slide 54, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of t e drawings. The first dime, the second dime, and thesecond nickel feeders are also made integral to form a single slide 56, but the first five-cent or nickel feeder, the twenty-five-cent or quarter-of-a-dollar -cent or half-dollar feeder are separate and .orin slides 55, 57, 58, respectively, the onedollar feeder being omitthe machine is limited. iUpon the upper side of each of the coin-receiving recess. 59,

coin-deliverers 105, as hereinafter explained.

At the rear end of each of the slides or groups of feeders 54, 55,56, 57, and 58 are secured plates 61,.in which vertically-disposed slots 62 are formed in order to permit the same to be locked to their respective operators 36. Said coinfeeder operators 36 are also in the form of rectan lar bars, which are mounted to slide below t e feeders 35 in suitable openings formed in the cross-beam 33. One of said operators 36 is provided for each slide or group of feeders 54, 55, 56, 57, and 58, and they are all connected by a cross-bar 63, se-

cured upon their under sides at their rear 1 ends. are adapted to be freely reciprocated by means of one or more levers 64, pivoted intermediate their ends, as shown at 65, upon brackets 66, secured to a cross-bar 67, connecting the ends 3 of the casing. As shown in the drawings, Fig. 3, two of said levers 64 are provided and have their with slots 66, which loosely enga e studs 67, provided upon the two end fee er-operator slides 36. The upper ends of said levers 64 are similarly connected, as shown at 68, to the rear ends of links or bars 69, which have their forward ends forked or bifurcated, as shown at 70, to loosely engage the shaft 11. Upon one face of each of said links 69 is a lower ends provided (See Figs. 3, 4, and 5.) Said slides stud or pin 71, which is adapted to travel in a cam-groove 72, formed in one of the coin-receiving disks 13 or in a suitable disk secured upon said shaft. It will be seen that by means of this construction when the shaft 11 is rotated the links 69 and levers 64 will be operated to reciprocate the feeder-operators 36 simultaneously. In order to permit the feedenslides to be locked to their respective operators, the latter are formed with vertically-disposed slots or recesses 73, which are so disposed that when the feeders and feederoperators are in their normal position, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, said slots 62 and 73 will be substantially in alinement with each other.

In order to lock the slides 54, 55, 56, 57, and 58 to their respective operators 74, 75, 76, 77, and 78,1 provide a series of connectors 79, which are ets 80, secured upon the upper side of the cross-beam 33. One of said connectors is shown in detail in Fig. 19. Said connectors vary in size, according to the width of the slides which they operate, and each is formed with ai'portion 80 adapted to lie normally,

in the-upper portion of the slot 62 in one of the plates 61 and to be forced downwardly into the slot 73, as hereinafter described, in order to lock one of the coin-feeders to its op- A sprin or other suitable retractso provided for each ofthe erator. mg means 81 1s a ICC mounted to swin in brackdrawings.

five-cent or nickel feeder is provided with a stop 87, which is adapted to engage the conneetor 82 for the five one-cent feeders in order to operate the latter when the former is operated. Each of the remaining connectors 84, 85, and 86 for the slides 56, 57 and 58, respectively, are also provided with similar stops 87, so thatwhen any one of said connectors is operated it will cause all of the connectors below it to be simultaneously operatod, as will be readily seen upon reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings.

In order to operate the connectors 79, I provide a series of levers 88, which are piv' oted intermediate their ends, as shown at 89, upon the, rear ends of coin-conductors 90, which are mounted upon the cross-bar 67 below the coin-disks 13. One of said levers is shown in detail in Fig. 5. Each of said levers 88 has its ofi'set lower end 91 recessed, as shown at 92, to engage one of the connectors 79. The upper ends 92 of each of said levers 88 is in the form of a channel or trough arcshaped bar, the curvature of which corresponds to that of coin-disks 18. The channel or trough 93, formed on each of the ends 92 of the lovers, coact with the coin-pockets in said. coin-disks 13, and guides the coin from'the slotted bar 10 to the coin-conductors 90, which latter direct it to the coinholder 84. The depth of the pocket 30 va ries according to the diameter of the coin it is to receive, so that when the proper coin is placed therein it projects beyond the periphery of the disk, as shown in dotted lines at a in Fig. 4. When the lever 88 is in its normal position, as shown at Fig. i of the drawings, its channel end 92 is so disposed that the combined depth of the pocket 30 and the channel 98 equals the diameter of the coin a. In order that the coin may operate the lever 88, a trip 94, preferably in the form of a roller, is provided at a suitable point in the channel 93, and is adapted to be engaged and operated by a coin, indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4 of the drawings. It will be seen that when a coin in the disk 13 is moved to the dottedline position shown at I) in Fig. 4 the upper end 92 of the lever 88 will be moved rearwardly while its lower end 9.]. will be moved forwardly and downwardly to swing the connector 79 into the slot 73. Af-

ter the coin has passed under the roller 74 the lever will swing by gravity to itsnormal position, and the coin will be directed by the conductor to its proper tube in the holder One of the levers 88 is provided for each of the connectors 79. The lever 95, which opcrates the connector 82, has its trough or channeled upper end coacting with the first nickel or'five-cent coin-receiving disk 16. The lever 06, which operates the connector,83,ha; its upper end coacting with the f rst .dhneor ten-cent disk 19. The lever 97, which operates the connector 84, has its upper end co acting with the twenty-five-cent or quarter-- neled arc shaped bars, which correspond to the upper ends of the said levers, so that the coins deposited in the pockets of said disks will bedirectedto the conductors 90 and fed to their respective coin-tubes in the coinholders. The two channeled bars or levers of the first and secondten-cent or dime coindisks are rigidly connected by anarched brace 100, so that when the coin is deposited in either of the ten-cent slots the connector 83 will be operated, and the two channeled bars or levers of the first and second five-cent or nickel coin-disks are similarly connected by an arch 101, so that when a nickel is deposited in either of the nickel-slots the connector 82 will be operated. Bythns connecting said parts either ofthe fivecent or ten-cent coin-tubes in the holder may be filled when necessary, the contents of each of the two tubes being visible throughthe glass front 6 of the casing. One of the conductors 00 provided for each of the coin-disks 13,

and each conductor has its lower open end in alinement with the proper coin-receiving slot 42, formed in the top plate of the coin-holder.

The coin-feeders 35. when operated move the coin into tilting deliverers 45, which are mounted upon the upper ends of controllers or checks 102, one of which is shown in detail in Fig. 24. Said controllers are in the form of rectangular blocks, which are mounted to slide vertically in suitable openings formed in a cross bar or beam 103, disposed at the front of the machine. Each of the coin-deliverers 45 comprises a flattened tubular portion 104, open at each end and upon its bottom and formed with depending portions orarms 105. The opening in. the bottom of said channeled portion 104 of each deliverer is of slightly greater width than that of the feeders 35, which when operated move into said opening. Nhen said deliverers are in their normal position, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, the tubular portions 104' are in the same plane as the coin-recesses 59 in the feeders 35, sothat' roo when the latter are moved forwardly the coins in said recess 59 will enter the tubular portion 104, and its sides will project over- 102 .and are engaged by-one of the arms 105 mal position. In order-to tilt the deliverers,

seen that when the slide 35 is moved for-. 'wardly the pin 60 will engagethe upper. wall of said' cam-slot itsnormalposition.

f when it is desired to coins of lnferlor value in place of a single coin .110 and 111 operate the first dime or ten- I dime deliverer controller 116, the second SS -'shown Fig. 5 of the drawings,

consisting oftwo separate groups 111 and" -112. The keys of the single group 110 are formed in the lower ortion of the depending arms 105 of the de iverers. Suitable stops 108'are provided upon each of the controllers to limit the, inward swinging movement of the deliverers and .to hold them in their-nor- I form in one or both ofthe arm's 105 a camslot 109, in which the pin 60 upon one of the deliverers 35 is adapted to travel. It will be t the deliverer, as

of said cam-slot andti and when I e'lower edge moved rearwardly will engage 1 g the deliverer to and return In order to prevent the operation oflcertain 'of the deliverers when itis desired to deduct the amount of a purchase from the value v of the coindeposited in the machine, 1 provlde key-levers and connections'for elevating the controllers 102, and hence their deliverers- 45, to an inoperative positionthat is, I move them out of thepath of the coin-feeders 35. As clearly shown Figs. 6 to 12 of the drawings, I provide an upper single group of keys 110 and a'lower double group used for separately deducting a series-of equal values, which in the present embodiment of my inventionis't'en, and the keys'of the double group or the two lower groups 1 1 1 and 112 are used for deducting intermediate values In other words, the group 110 is used when it is desired to deduct ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, or one hundred from the coin deposited, and.the groups 111 and 112 are used when it is desired to deduct any ,intermediate 'or lower-values. The lower groups 111 and 112 are also used in making even change of superior value -for instance, when it is desired to obtain a nickel and five pennies instead of a dime. The group 112 operates the ve one-cent deliverer-controllers or checks 113 and the first five-cent or nickel deliverer .controller 114, while the other two groups cent 'deli'verer controller 115, the. second nickel-deliverer controller 117,, the uarterdeliverer controller 118, and the hal -dollardeliverer controller 119, the one-dollar-deliverer controller and those of higher denominations being omitted in machines limited as the present one is to the changing of coins of one dollar and lower denominations.

The group 112 consists of ten key-levers,- arranged in upper and lower rows of five its coin-deliverer to an obtain a plurality ofjunction with the each. The upper row of key-levers 1 21 are numbered 2 3 4 5 from left to right, and i .upon one arm 123 of a U-shaped rod or shaft 123, which is mounted to rock or swing in suitably-mounted bearings 124. Each of these pairs, which consist of one lever of each row, are disposed between apertured ears 125 of swinging plates 126, Figs. 6, 8, and 17, which are pivoted upon the portion 123? of the rock-shaft 123 by the passage of said portion 123 through said apertured ears 125. Each of the key-levers "121 has its rear end sha ed', as shown at 127, Fig. 16, to en alge .and lift one of the plates 126, and each t e levers 122 has its rear end shaped to engage and lift one of said plates 126 and also the other armor end 128 of the rock-shaft 123. Each of'the plates 126 has its rear end dis-- posed below one of the deliverer-controllers 1 13 in order to lift the'latter when operated, and upon the first four of said plates are provided stops 129, which overhang the next adjacent plate, as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings. .By this construction it will be seen thatwhen key numbered 1 is depressed the first plate 126, and hence the first deliverer-controller 113, will be elevated to move inoperative position. When the the first two plates 126 and the first two controllers 113 will be operated, and so on up to key numbered .5; The extreme end of the arm 128 is connected, as shown at 131,. toa swinging plate 130, Fig. 6, which is pivoted upon thearm 123 of said shaft and has its rearven'd disposed below the first five-cent or nickel deliverer controller 114, which it is adapted to elevate, Figs. 10 and 12. By means of this construction when one of the lower key-levers 122 is depressed the plate 130 will be raised to lift the controller 114 and one or more of the plates 126 and will alsg be raised accordih to the key depressed.

of keylevers are numkey numbered 2 is depressed' IIO Springs or other suit a le means 132 may be provided for returning the keys to their normal position after being depressed, and, if desired,'stops may be provided upon the controllers 102 to limit their movement.

The group of keys 111,Which is used in conroup 112, consists of ten key-levers arranged in upper and lower rows of five each, the upper row 133 being numberedfromright to left 10 and and the lower row 134 bein' numbered Each of these levers 133 and 134 ispivoted upon the long arm proper deliverer-controllers 102, the 10 and 60+ .keys coacting with the second ten-cent or dime controller 1 16, the 20 and 70 keys coactin with the controller 117, the 30+ and 80 keys'coact- "123 of the rock-sl1aft 123, and the rear ends of each pair of said levers are disposed below the .second five-cent or nickel ing with the twenty-five cent or quarter controller 118, the 40 and 90 keys coacting with certain connections hereinafter described, and the 50+ key coac ting with the fifty-cent or half-dollar controller 119. (See Fig. 6.) Suitable springs 135 are provided for returning said keys 133 and 134 to their normal positions. The connections between these key-levers and the deliverer-controllers 102, whereby the proper number of the latter ed' in bearings 139, secured upon the bar or beam 103. Each pair of said levers has its rear ends pro, iting between two of the deliverer controilers 102 and are provided with connections, hereinafter described, for operating the proper number of said control lers. Suitable springs 139" are provided for restoring these keylevers to their normal positions.

In order to prevent the use of both the upper group of keys and the two lower groups 111 and 112 at the same time, I provide a cut-01f device 140, which comprises a rock-shaft 141, disposed above the roup of keys .112 and journaled in suitable earings 142. Said shaft is provided at one end with an arm 143, carrying a guard or cover plate 144 to coact with said group 112, and to its other end is secured one end of a frame 145, which has its opposite end journaled in a suitable bearin 146, located at one side of the machine. aid frame 145 comprises a bar 147, which coacts with the group of keys 110, as seen in Fig. 4 of the drawings, to prevent the operation of thesame and a similar bar 1&8, to which is a cover or guard-plate 149 to cdact with thogroup of keys 111. When this-cut-off device 140 is in its raised position, as shown in Figs. 4 and 6 of the drawings, the group oflceys 110 will be prevented from be ing used by the bar 147, and when the same is in its lowered position, as indicated by the dotted lines in Figs. 8 and 9 of the drawings, the guard+plates 144 and 149 will cover two groups ofdkeys 112 and 111 to prevent the same from being used.

The cut-off device 140, which is shown in detail in Fig'. 13, also controls the operation of the first dime-deliverer controller 115 and the first nickel and the five o'ne-ccnt-deliverer controllers 114 and 113that is to say, it

" is adapted to control the substitution of the trics 150 and 151, the former coacting with the ten-cent-key lever 122 and the latter with a double lever 152, which operates the first ten-cent or dime deliverer controller. Said lever 152 comprises two parts 153 and 154;

The part 153 has its. rear end bifurcated and pivoted upon the end 123 of the rock-shaft 123, and the forward end of said lever is solid and coacts with the cam 151. The part 15 1 of said double lever has its forward endpivoted upon the end 123 of said shaft between the bifurcated end of the part 153, and itsforward end isdisposed beneath the first tencent or dime deliverer controller 115. One

or more coiled springs 155 connect said parts pose of which will be presently explained.

The cams 150 and 151 are so shaped and dieposed upon the shaft 141 that when the cutoff 140 is in its elevated position, as shown in the drawings in full lines, the first ten-cent or dime deliverer controller 115 will be in its elc- 'vated position and the first nickel and five one cent deliverer controllers 114 and 113 will be in their lowered position, as shown in Figs. 2, 9, and 10 of the drawings, and when said cut-off device is in its lowered position, as indicated by the dotted lines in F1'gs8and 11 of the drawings, said controller 1 15 will be in its elevated position and the controllers 113 and 114 in their lowered position. Thus it is seen that thesaid' cut-ofi device 140 is also adapted to substitute the dime-controller 115 for the nickel and five one-cent controllers 114 and 113, and vice versa, it being understood that when said controllers are in their elevated positions they render their de-- liverers inoperative. It will also be understood that when the cut-off device is in its ele vated posit-ion the upper group of key-levers" 110 is out out of operation and the other'two groups 111 and 112 will be cut into operation, the latter controlling the operation of the delivercr-controllers 114 and 113.

Since it is necessary to operate a diiicrent: combinationof deliverer controllers in deducting twenty to twcntyeiive cents from a r uartcr of a dollar than that necessary to deduct twenty to thirty cents from a half'of a dollar, 1 provide a safety shutter or slide upon the slotted bar 10 and suitable connections operated thereby for 'operatingcertain of the deliverer-controllers. This slide 157, which clearly shown in Figs 1 and 2 of the drawings, is mounted on one end of said bar and is adapted to alternately open and close the twenty-five cent or quarter slot and those of a higher denomination. As shown, said slide consists of, a rectangular plate formed with half-dollar and dollar coin-slots 159 and 160 and the lonoitudinallmriiq lgl,, 151

through which a stud or pin 162 projects in order to guide said slide in itsmovement and retain it upon the bar 10. In order to operate said slide, I provide a swinging plate 163, formed with two guide-ears 164 and 165, which engage the edges or sides of the said slide and the bar 10. 1 These ears are pivoted, as shown at 166, upon the slide, and the ear 165 is loosely pivoted to the bar by a stud or pin 167, which passes through a slot 168, formed insaid ear. By means of these pivots 166 and 167 it will be seen that when the plate 163 is swung upwardly, as shown in ig. 2 of the drawings, the slide 157 will uncover the quarter-slot and close the hall'- dollar and one-dollar slots 27 and 29 and when swung down to the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings will close said slot-25 and cause the slots 159 and 160 to register with the slots 27 and 29. The outer end of the slide 158 is pivotally connected, as at 169, to the upper end of a shifting lever 170, which is pivoted intern'iediate its ends at 171 upon the casing and has its lower apertured end loosely connected to a sliding rod 172 by two cross-pins 1.73. Said sliding rod extends across the front of the casing above the keyboard and is mounted in suitable bearin s 174, secured upon the cross bar or beam 103.

Upon said sliding bar 172 a curved arnr 175, which is adapted to coact with the said arm 156 of the lever 152 and to be moved into or out of engagement therewith when the slide 157 is shifted. Upon said sliding rod 172, as clearly shown in Figs. 2, 6, and 9 of the drawings, are two radially-projecting pins or arms 176 and 177, which are adapted to coact with lugs 178 and 179, respectively, which are secured upon the second ten-cent or dime deliverer controller 116 and the first five-cent or nickel deliverer controller 114. When said slide is in the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, said pins 176 and 177 are disposed directly beneath the lugs 178 and 179, so that when the sliding bar 172 is rotated the controllers 116 and 11 1 will beelevated, and when said slide is in the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings said pinsandlugs willbe out of alinement with each other, as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings, so that said controllers will not be e erated when said rod is rotated. The slidil g rod 172 is adapted to be rotated or rocked by the key-,lever 133,which .is marked 20 This is effected by providing a link 180, connected at its lower end to said key-lever, as shown at 181, and at its upper end to an arm 182 upon said rod 172.

The operating connections for the key-levers of the group 111 will now be described. This group, it will be understood, is only used when the cut-off 140 is in its elevated position, and consequently the controller 115 is in, its elevated position, as seen in Fig. 10 of the drawings. When the 10+ key is depressed, its rear end will elevate the second ten-cent or dime deliverer controller 116,

thereby moving the same to an inoperative position, and prevent the delivery of ten cents, which would occur if the same was lowered. \Vhen the 29+ key is depressed and the slide 157 is in the position shown in Fig. 1, which position prevents a qluarter from being deposited, the link 180 wi 1 rock the rod 172 and cause its curved arm 175 to force the arm 156downwu'dly, and thereby depress the part 154 of the lever 152 to permit the first ten-cent or dime deliverer controller 115 to .lower to its operative position, and the" rear end oi said key-lever will elevate the second nickel and the quarter deliverer controllers 117' and 118, the two being connected by a cross-bar 183 and the rear end of said key-lever engaging the lower end of the controller 117. When this key-lever 20+ is depressed and the slide 158 is'in its shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, in w lich position the quarter-slide is open and the slots of higher denomination closed, the link 180 will rock the rod 172 and its two pins 176 and 177 will engage the lugs 178 and 17 9 and elevate the two deliverer-controllers .116 and 114, and the rear end of said key-lever will elevate the controllers 1117 and 118 as before described. In the latter operation the arm 175 will not operate the arm 1 56, since the rod 172 was slid longitudinally when the slide 158 was operated. When the 30+key is. depressed, its rear end willclevate the twentyfive-cent-deliverer controller 118, and consequently the second live-ccnt-deliverer controller 117, since the two are rigidly connected. When the 40+key-lever is depressed, its rear end elevates a (see Figs. 3, 8, and 10,) which is pivoted upon the end 123 of the shaft 123 and disposed under the rear portions of the lower ends of the controllers. 118, 117, and 116, as" seen in Figs. 10 and 11 of the drawings. It will be seen that when this bail is elevated it will move said controllers to an inoperative osition. The 50+key-lever elevates the alfdollar-deliverer controller 119, as shown.

osition U-shaped bail 184, I

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(See Fig. 10.) When the 60+liey is depressed, its rear end will elevate the second dime-controller 116 and also the fifty-cent or half-dollar controller 119 by means of the following connections: The rear end of said lever is looselyconnected by a link 186 to EU- shaped bail 187, rigidly scoured upon a rockshaft 188, mounted in bearings 189 upon the inside of the casing in rear of the he -levers. Upon said shaft 188 is alsoprovidetl an arm 190, which projects below a' laterally and rearwardlv prO ecting arm 191 upon the lower portion of the controller 119, so that when the shaft 188 is rocked by said keylever through the link 186 and bail 187 the arm 196 will elevate the arm 191 and its eontroller 11 hen the 7 0 kev'is depressed,

its rear end, which engages the controller 117 will elevate the same and also the controller 118, the two being connected by the. crossbar, as previously explained. Said lever alsolevates the key by means of a stop 19?, secured upon the former and engagin the under side of the latter. The operation 0 the 20 lever has been previously explained. The

70 lever when depressed will also elevate the controller 119 by means of a link 198, similar n construction to the link 186 and the following parts 187, 188, 190, and 191. Vvhen the SO-l-key is depressed, it will elevate the con trollers 118 117 and also the controller 119 by means of a link 192,sirnilar to the link 186, and the following parts 187, 188, 190, and When the tlll-l-koy is depressed, its rear end, which projects under otlsct portion 184 of the swinging bail 18 1., will elevate the same, and there y move the controllers 116, 117, and 118 to an inoperative position. Said 90+koy will also elevate the lli'ty-ceiit deliverer controller 119 by meanso'f a projec tion "181", which is adapted to engage said controller, shown. (Sec Figs. 10 11, and

1 will now describe the operative connections for the groups of key-levers 110, which group is only used when the cut-oil 140 is in its lowered position and the deliverer-con trollers in the position shown in Fig. 11 of the drawings. When the keydevor mini-- bered 10 is depressed, its rear end engages a laterally-projecting armilllll upon the rear side of the controller 115 to elevate the same to an inoperative position. (See l ig. H1.) When the key-lever numbered 2%,: is dopressed, will elevate the ci'mtrollcr 115': by means of a laterally-projecting arm 200 upon the latter'nnd also the controller 1 16 by means of a pin 261, which rejects laterally from the rear end of the said lzeydever and which is adapted. to engage the under side of the arni' 199. l l hen the key-lever numbered 30 is depressed, its rear end engages a laterally projecting arin 262, secured upon the com trollers 117 and 118 and operates said controllers. When the key-lever numbered ill is depressed, its rear end elevates said arm 202, and hence the controllers 117 and 11S, and also the controller 115, by means of an arm or bracket 203, which projects downwardly from the under sideof the rear end of said lever, then laterally beneath the arm 202, which it is adapted to elevate when said lever is operated. When the lever nun1- bored 50 is elevated, a pin ZOtupon its rear engages one end 205 of a Wire 206, which is loosely coiled about a rock-shaft 207', journaled in bearings 208, provided upon the interior oi the casing. The other end 209 of said engages a radial arm 210, which projects between the h levers numb zred' 18 and 60 an d'bclow the arm 19?}, which. it is adapted'to elevate. Said wire 2,116 is also bent to form two arms 211 s aiso and 212, which re: spectivelyengage the arms 200 and 20 By means of these connections just described it Will be seen that the key-lever numbered 50 when operated will elevate the controllers 115, 116', 117, and 118. llllhen the lever numbered 60 is depressed, its rear end will engage the arm 159 to elevate the controller 116, and by means of the link 213,"'vvhich 1 connects it to the U-shaped bail 187, the controller 119 will be elevated by reason of the. 7

parts 188, 190, and 191, previously described, When the keylever numbered 70 is depressed, its rear end will engage the arm 200 and elevate the controller 115, and a U- shapcd arm of a bracket 214, Si

struction to the arm 203,Will engage the arm 19$) andv elevate the controller 116. Said leted by a link 215 to the that the controller 1 L9 when said. lever is devor is similarly connec U-shapcd bail 187, so will also be elevated pressed. is depressed, its rear end engages the arn1202, which elevates controllers 117 and 118, and the link are, which connects it to the ball 18?, will cause the controller 119 to be ele-' vated. When the ln'iydever numbered 90 is depressed, its rear end will engage the arm 202- to elevate the controllers 117 and 118, and a pin 217, which projects laterally from the rear end of said lever will engage an arm 21%, projecting radially from the rocloshaft 207. Said pin 217 will rock the arm 218, the shaft 207 and its other arm 210 to elevate the arm 19$) and its controller 116. Said lever is also connected by a link 219 to the bail 187, so that the controller v atcd when the 90 lever is operated. When the lever numlmrod 160 is depressed, a stop or pin Z20 upon rear end will engage the arm or end 205 oi the Wire 206, and the lat ter, through its arms 209, 211, and 212, will elevate the controllers 116, 115, 117, and 118. The key-lever also connected by a link 221 to the bail 187, so that the controller 119 will also be elevated. i

'lhe operatirm oi the machine is as follows:

rnilar in con- When the key-lever numbered 80.

119 will also be ele- The crank-handle 12 when rotated will'cause to revolve and the operated until a coin is deposited. When a.

coin deposited in its proper slot in the bar 10 and the crank 12 is then turned, the coin. will be carried arou ad through one of the cl1an neled bars 92 and conductors by one of the disks 13 and then deposited in its proper coin tube in the holder 34:. (See Figs. 4 and 5.) The coin in passing the trip-roller 94: will opcrate one oi the levers 88, and the latter will swing its connector 7 9 or a series of said connectors downwardly to lock the proper nurnher of coin-feeders S5 to their respectii craters it will be observed that the .e vers and connectors 7 9 are so arranged fed to the deliverers by the feeders varies according to the value of the com deposited in the machine.

It will also he noted that owing to the shape of the cam 72, which op crates thefeeder-operators 36, the latter, and

hence the feeders 35, will remain quiet at the 1 end of each reciprocation, the small curved inner portion of the cam permitting the levers 88 andconnectors 79 to be operated before starting the feeders and feeder-opera; tors, the larger curved outer portion serving to permit the'tilting deliverers 4-5 to remove the coins from the pockets 59 in the feeders and the two side portions of the cam serving to move the operators E01, 'ardly and rearwardly. As the feederoperators 36 are moved forwardly they will carry a certain number of feeders 35 along with them, and the coins in the pockets 59 of the feeders will be moved, into their respective deliverers 45, provided the latter are m their lowered position. During the continued forward movement of the feeder the pins 60 upon the same will ooact with the cam-slots 109 in the deliverers 45 and tilt the same to the position shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings in order to ermit the coins in them to slide by gravity into the coin-receiving trough 9. As the feeders 35 move rearwardly the dGllV'PIflS, which are tilted, will he returned to their normal positions. (See Fig. 4.) Those feeders which were not relieved of their coins owing to the fact that their deliverers were raised to an inoperative position will return the same to the coin-tubes. When it is desired to obtain change equaling in value the value of the coin deposited, no keys are depressed, and

as a result the proper number of coin-feeders will be' locked to their operators and the proper number of feeders will deliver the coins. It will be understood that either the deliverer of the first dime-feeder or the liverers of the first nickel and the five onccent feeders will be raised to an inoperative By reason of this fact the ten cents in excess of the value of the deposited com in all valuesabove ten cents, which is led out of the coin-holder by the feeders,will not be I discharged from the machine. For instance,

if change for a half-dollar is desired it doposlted in the registering. slots 159 and 27 and l the crank 12 is turned, whereupon all the c01n-feeders below the fifty-cent feeder will be operated and coins equivalent in value to sixtv cents will be carried out of the coinhol er; but since either the deliverer of the first dime-feeder or the deliverers of the-first i I nickel and the five one-cent leeders will he in l I u an inoperative position, according to the pos1- I come lrom said holding means to said delivertion of the cut-off device 140, only coins to the value of fifty cents will be delivered. If pennies are desired, the cut-off device must be in its raised position, and as a result a quarter, a dime, two nickels, and live pennies will be discharged by the dcliverers. If penniesare not desired, the cut-oll device 140 must be in its lowered position, (shown in dotted lines in Figs18 and 9,) and as a result a second dime will be delivered in place of the five pennies and one of the nickels just mentioned. By means of this cut-off device change may be made with or without pennies or one-cent keys, as previously described, will raise certain of the delivercrs to an inoperative position, so that the coins which are fed out of the holder by the corresponding feeders will he returned to the holders when the crank-handle has made a complete revolution. Hence only the coins equal in value to the difference between the value of the keys depressed and the value of the coin deposited will he delivered.

From the foregoing description,- taken in coni'iection with the ncconipanying( rawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

I wish it understood that I. do not limit myself to the construction heroin set forth, since various changes in the forni, proportion, and the gninor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus describedm y invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Lettors Patent, is-- 1. The combination of normally idle operating-key, a coin-dclivercr controller, a coin-slot guard, and means operated by said guard to connect the said deliverer-controller to said normally idle key for operation thereby.

2. A change-making machine having coindclivcrcr controllers, operating-keys, means to connect them to certain of" the controllers, and means to throw said keys out of operation and to simultaneously operate certain other of the controllers.

A machine of the character described comprising coin-holding means, tilting coindeliverers, means for feeding coins from said holding means to said delivcrers and means for cont-rolling the operation of said coin-delivcrcrs, substantially as described.

4. A machine of the character described comprising coin-holding means, verticallymovablc vcoirtdeliwerers, means for feeding If it is desired to deduct a 65 and. coacting means for tilting the 13.. starleters, and means for moving said deliverers to an inoperative position, substantially as described.

5. A machine of the character described comprising coin-holding means verticallymovable coin-deliverers, and means for elevating one or more of said deliverers out of the paths of their respective coin-feeding means, substantially as described.

6. A machine of .the character described comprising coin-holding means, coin-feeding means, vertically-movable coin-deliverers, and a key-lever for elevating one oi said (leliverers out of the path of its coin-feeding I 5 means, substantially as described.

7. A machine of the character described comprising coin-holding means, coin-feeding means, vertically movable coin deliverers, and a key-lever for elevating one or more of said delivcrers out ol" the paths of. their respective coin-feeding means, substantially as described.

8. A machine of the character described comprisin coin-feeders for actuating said coin-deliverers, and means for preventing the operation of said coin-delivercrs by said coin-feeders, substantially as described.

9. A machine of the character described comprising coin-holders, coin-feeders, movable coin-deliverers, means operated by said coin-feeders foractuating said coindeliverers, and means for moving said coin-deliver 5 ers out of the path of their actuating means,

substantially as described.

10. A machme of the character described comprising com-holders, (OlXl-l'PQCliBIS, coindeliverers movable angularly with respect to 40 said coin-feedcrs,'means carried oy said coinfeeders for operating said coin-deliverers, and means for preventing the operation of one or more of said coin-deliverers, substantially as described.

11. A machine of the character described comprising coin-holders, coin-feeders, coindeli'verers movable angularly with respect to said coin-feeders, means carried by said coinfeeders for operating said coin-deliverers and means for moving one or more of said coindeliverers out of the path of said operating means, substantially as described.

12. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a coinholder, a movable coin- 5 5 deliverer, a movable coin-feeder, said feeder and dehverer having coactm means whereby the latter may be operated by the former,

feeder operator, coin controlled to connect said feeder-operator and said feeder,

and means to prevent the operation of the coin-deli'verer by the coin-feeder.

1 3. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a tilting coin-deliverer, a sliding coin-feeder to carry a coin thereto, delivercr coin-holders, coin iceders, mov' 25. able com-dehverers, means operatedv by said after the coin has been carried thereto by the feeder.

H. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a tilting coin-deliverer,a sliding coin-feeder coacting therewith, and a carn-and-pin connection between said feeder and said deliverer for tilting said deliverer when the feeder is moved in one direction and restoring the same to its normal position when said feeder is moved in the opposite direction, substantially as described.

In a machine of the character described, the combination of a tilting coin-deliverer, a slidingcoin feeder coacting therewith, said feeder and deliver r having coacting means for operating the latter and means for preventing the operation of said deliverer, substantially as described.

16. The combination of a coin-holder, a sliding coin feeder, a tilting coin deliverer, fed and tilted by the coin-feeder, to deliver a coin, and means to prevent the tilting of the deliverer by the feeder.

17. in a machine of the character described, the combination of a coin-feeder, a movable element, a tilting coin deliverer .mounted pon. said element to coact with said feeder, and a stop for limiting the tilting movement of said deliverer, substantially as described.

18, in a machine of the character described, the combination of a coin-feeder, a movable element, a tilting coin doliverer mounted upon. said. element to coact with said feeder, means upon said feeder for actuating said deli verer and a key-lever for operating said element to move said deliver er out of the path of its operating means, substantially described.

19. in a machine of the character described, the combination of a. coin-holder, a coin.de liverer, coin-feeder lor feeding coins from said holder to said deliverer, a sliding feederoperator and means for connecting and disconnecting said feeder-operator to and from said feed-er, substantially as described.

20. in a machine or" the character described, the combination of a coin-holder, a coin-de liverer, a coin-feeder for feeding coins from said holder to said deli.v"'er, sliding feederoperator, means for movingsaid feeder-operator, and means for imparting the motion of said iecdenoperator to said feeder, substantially described.

l. in machine of the characterdescribed, the combination. of a coin-holder, a coin-delivorcr, coin-feeder for feeding coins from said holder to said deliverer, feeder-operator, and coin-controlled means for connecting said feeder and ieedenoperator, substantially as described.

2:3. in a machine of the character described,

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